Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-09
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
The Court House-Bills Ordered
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OFFICIAL pUBL1cAT1oN.l

The Court House-Bills Ordered
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OFFICIAL P~UBLICATION.l
Regular session OF the board held on
Monday the 4th day of April, 1887. Chair
man Currier and Commissioners Ma
hood, Barton, I4Ohnes and Mccormick
present.
The following business came before the
board and was disposed of as reported
below.
W. W. Wishart presented a claim to
the board that was allowed for destroying
noxious weeds upon the lands of Joseph
| Clark in Minnewaukan township, by the
township board of supervisors, and asked
the board of commissioners to investi-
gate tho same. Tho board were OF the
| opinion that the matter was a question
that belonged to the township to settle
| and so decided.
A petition from more than three
| fourths of the residents of township 154
north, of range 83 west (the north half of
| Minnewaukan township, asking for sep
arate township organization, was pre-.
sented and after discussion was referred
to the district attorney with instructions
to report at the next session Of the board
as to their powers in the matter:
A road petition signed by J. ". Palmer
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laying out of n highway from a point on
the shore of Creel's bay where the Sec
ton line between %sectioMs7 and 18, town.
ship 1853 north of range GA west, intersects
said bay. Thence east along said sec
ton limo to the northeast corner of Sec
ton 10; thence by the most direct route
to the city of Devils Lake.
Commissioner Mccormick introduced
the following resolution which was ac-
copied: That the board being satisfied
that at least thirty days notice thereof
has been given before this session OF
the board by posting up notices In
three of the most public places in the
town through which said highway is
proposed to be located, VIC hereby ap-
point ]. W. Palmer, Frank Doty and Ed
ward Lohnes as a committee to examine
Saturday. the 9Th day of April, A. D.
1887, at 2 o'clock p. NJ, at the Benham
house, Devils Lake, in said county. as
the time when and the place where such
committee will meet for. said purpose
upon said route.
A petition from residents of COulee
township asking for an appropriation OF
500 to aid in tho construction Of q bridge
across the COulee at or near Churchs
borhood of $1,000, and said township to
contribute $500 to aid in tho building OF
said bridge.
On motion of Commissioner Lohnes
tho chair appointed o committee of three
to meet the citizens of Churchs Ferry
and investigate the bridge question, and
report at the next session of the board,
The committee appointed t were Messrs
Petition from the residents of town
ship l4 north, range 66 west, and thai
part of township l54 north, range .;
west formerly in Benson county, asking
r for civil township organization, was
taken up and on motion the petition was
laid over until the next session of TIN
board and the clerk instructed to notify
! the township supervisors of Grand Har
Dor.
The resignation of Justice of the Peace
Wishart was received and on motion &C
, copied, to take effect Monday, the It'll
inst.
The committee appointed to investigat,
and report on the petition asking for
bridge at or near Spaulding's ferry aske'
for further time to report, which was OF
t motion granted.
Commissioner Mahood moved that til
road poll assessed to VIM. Lipe for til,
! years 1884 and 1886, amounting to $3.50
. be refunded. The motion was supporte'
Commissioner Barton, and carried. o.
motion the board adjourned to Tuesda,,
at 8 q. III.
Tuesdays session. All the member
present.
t Liquor license bond of Geo. r. Stua1
to soil Intoxicating liquors at Devil
/, Lake and John Ere and Erik I1ysne t
= sell intoxicating liquors at Church
. Ferry were received, and III motto
. granted.
QUESTION for adoption record an
= one insanity record. On motion of Com
missioner Mahood the clerk was in
structed to purchase the records, at
cost not to exceed SIG.
John w. Maher presented the follow
ing bill, and asked tho board to allo,
a the anne
Ito expenses incurred and services
performed for county, in going
81 to Grand Forks to procure sure.
81 ties on additional bond required
by board of county commission
ers to secure the proceeds OF
It county bonds................... 800
8 To commissions Of per cent as
i'll county treasurer Of said county
on Sl4,550 collected 5S2
Ito commissions of 4 per cent as
- county treasurer IN 1850 pr0-
ceeds of road and bridge bonds
collected 1914
To commissions of l per cent on
VI Sl4,55O proceeds of county bonds
I'll for services in carrying out the
IS provisions of an act of tho legis-
lature entitled na act to author
ize the county commissioners of
!, Ramsey county to fund the out
u standing Indebtedness of said
y. county, approved Feb 10, 1885,. las {
,r Total 1881 ;
BY cash $3.50 ;
,fl Balance due. 642 {
On motion Of Mr.. Lohnes the bill pre-
i, scented by John w. Maher for service
h performed while county treasure
l. amounting to S98l.5O, with credit
n amounting to $780, 80, was laid upon til
q table for further consideration. Ate
some discussion Commissioner McCOl